COVIDCayman Update - 7 May 2020
COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands
Update – 7 May 2020
Synopsis of CIG Press Briefing
Update – 7 May 2020
Synopsis of CIG Press Briefing
1. Two (2) positive cases.
- One (1) person had travel history
- One (1) person had direct contact to a confirmed positive case
As at 7th May, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 is EIGHTY (80) and is broken down as follows:
Active – 44 (Symptomatic – 9; Asymptomatic – 33; In-patient – 2)
Recovered – 35
Deceased – 1
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2. Cabinet has approved major changes to the Shelter-in-Place (soft curfew) and hard curfew provisions for Cayman Brac effective this evening. The new regulations specific to Cayman Brac only will be in effect from 7th May – 31st May 2020. The main points of these changes are:
- There will be a nightly hard curfew of 8pm – 5am for each day of the week.
- There will be no more 24-hour curfew on Sunday.
- There will no longer be an alphabetical system restriction on travel during soft curfew hours (5am – 8pm).
- All water activities including visiting the beaches, fishing from the ironshore, and boating will now be permitted. There can only be two (2) persons per vessel.
- Persons and businesses must maintain social distancing of 6ft (2m).
- Groups cannot consist of more than twenty-five (25) persons. This means that churches and service clubs, or other groups can now have meetings but must observe the social distancing requirement.
- Restaurants can allow dining in outdoor spaces only. Take away is still available.
- Persons must wear masks in all indoor spaces when the 6ft social distancing requirement is hard to maintain
- Persons will only be permitted to travel to Cayman Brac after being subject to a 14-day quarantine in a government facility and testing negative for COVID-19.
- Bars will remain closed until 50% of the population has tested negative or 31st May – whichever is first.
- Civil Servants, unless expressly required or deemed essential, are still to work remotely from home.
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3. The Emergency Evacuation Charter to the Dominican Republic has been confirmed for 17th May and ticket purchase details will be released tomorrow.
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4. The Emergency Evacuation Flight to Miami has been confirmed and additional details will be announced.
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5. Cabinet has approved a decision to continue the closure of the airports and seaports to cruise ships until 1st September 2020 (or later if extended).
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For the latest information, advice, and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit www.gov.ky/coronavirus.
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Written by: Nickolas DaCosta
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